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Walking Through Trauma: How ‘Mood Walks’ Are Redefining Mental Health and Resilience
Explore how long-distance walking has become a therapeutic and spiritual practice for Sean/a Smith, an intersex woman navigating homelessness, schizophrenia, and profound transformation — guided by Dr. Kirsten Harrison’s trauma-informed approach.
Born Both: Why It’s Time to Talk About Intersex Rights — and End Non-Consensual Surgery
With recent headlines stirring debate about gender identity, examine what it really means to be intersex, why so few people understand it, and what Sean/a Smith and Dr. Kirsten Harrison want the world to know about letting children grow into their truth.
Beyond the Diagnosis: Why One Doctor Became an Activist for Those in Society’s Margins
Dr. Kirsten Harrison walked away from conventional clinical practice to serve trauma survivors, dissociative identity patients, and those on society’s margins. Her radical, soul-centered model is changing lives — and stirring conversation in the mental health world.
Faith, Fluidity & the Fight to Be Seen: One Intersex Woman’s Journey from Homelessness to Hope
A deeply human profile of Sean/a Smith, who has lived as both man and woman, battled schizophrenia, and found healing through walking, prayer, and the unconditional support of a chosen family.
Soul Wise Healing: The New Model for Trauma Recovery That Puts Humanity First
From dissociative identity disorder to near-death experiences, Dr. Harrison’s Soul Wise method invites clients to reframe their “symptoms” as soul signals — and includes spirituality and lived experience as clinical data.
Can a Walk Save a Life? The Spiritual Science Behind Movement, Memory, & Mood
A science-meets-spirit piece that looks at why walking is one of the most effective tools for processing trauma — featuring insights from Dr. Harrison and real-life stories from Sean/a’s 10 years of walking toward freedom. (Sean/a walks a half a marathon a day and has been dubbed the “Walker of Palm Springs.”)